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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004, Robert Steinmetz wrote:

> Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> >If you like, I can check whether SVGAlib supports your video chip (remind
> >me what it is).  If so, you can run links2 in SVGAlib mode as a graphical
> >browser, in BL2 (for which there are precompiled versions).
> >
> I checked the specification and the machine has;
> the Chips and Technologies 65550 with 1 MB of video memory.

For what it's worth I was configuring an old laptop with a Chips and
Technologies video board (65535, if memory serves) for traditional X and
the svga X server was supposed to work with it.  I never managed to get it
working, and just used the vga16 xserver instead.

James